Researchers are currently investigating alternative materials and chemistries for batteries, such as sodium- (Liu M. et al., 2022), potassium- (Yuan et al., 2021), magnesium- (Li et al., 2023b) and calcium-ion (Gummow et al., 2018) batteries, aiming to develop next-generation energy storage solutions.
3.2. Potassium ion batteries (KIBs) In pursuit of alternatives to LIBs, another prominent battery technology is the potassium-ion battery (KIB), which is also considered a promising type of battery with a low cost and greener approach.
Overall, the abundance, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced safety profile of sodium- and potassium-ion batteries position them as promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for the next-generation of energy storage technologies.
Other alternative chemistries involving sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium offer sustainable and scalable energy storage solutions (Zhang et al., 2021; Liu M. et al., 2022). These emerging frontiers in battery technology hold great promise for overcoming the limitations of conventional lithium-ion batteries.
As battery-operated technologies are expanding enormously fast, battery raw materials are critical in terms of supply and demand. It is anticipated that battery raw materials preserved in the ores could face a supply crunch in the future. To minimize the future impact, alternative sources of battery raw materials are necessary.
The use of this resource raises concerns about the limited supply of transition metals along with the associated environmental footprint. Organic rechargeable batteries, which are transition-metal-free, eco-friendly and cost-effective, are promising alternatives to current lithium-ion batteries that could alleviate these mounting concerns.
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5 · Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy capacity than previous sodium-based materials. This breakthrough could make sodium-ion batteries a more efficient and affordable alternative to lithium-ion, using a more abundant and cost-effective resource.
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